Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), taken comb from a wasps's (Vespula sp.)nest, below ground.

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Wasp's Nest (Vespula sp. ). Broken comb removed from underground nest by a Honey - Buzzard (Pernis apivorus). Broken, looted, comb dragged out of widened entrance hole, taken several metres along field edge hedgerow bank and larvae eaten. East Anglia. August.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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